ἈΦΥΣΤΕΡΗΣΑΣ, ἀφυστερησας
APHYSTERĒSAS, aphysterēsas
Sounds Like: ah-foo-steh-REH-sas
Translations: having withheld, having kept back, having failed, having been lacking
From the root: ἈΦΥΣΤΕΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb ἀφυστερέω. It means to withhold something, to keep it back, or to fail to provide it. It can also imply being lacking or deficient in something. As a participle, it describes an action that has already occurred, often functioning adverbially or adjectivally in a sentence.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G0086 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Nehemiah — 9:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΦΥΣΤΕΡΕΩ.
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- ἈΦΥΣΤΕΡΗΜΕΝΟΣ — kept back, withheld, defrauded
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